before blades diffusing cold replica

Glaive

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Heatsink. When Glaive takes cold damage, her Overdrive immediately recharges. Pack Tactics. Glaive has advantage on attack rolls if at least one ally is within 5 feet of the creature she’s

", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Self-Preservation"}.Since the Mournland’s earliest days, Glaive has wielded her namesake weapon in service to the Lord of Blades’ bloody conquest of the

Aurumach Rilmani

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

planes. Only when planar balance is under threat of total collapse do these elusive, gold-skinned beings leave the Outlands, manifesting gleaming blades to destroy those that threaten multiversal

overexerts itself on the Concordant Opposition. Rilmani are bipedal, with bodies of living metal that ranges in appearance from cold iron to brilliant gold. Most have smooth faces with few features, and

Auril (Second Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Morningstar","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ice Morningstar","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. Ice Dart. Ranged Weapon

Dart","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ice Dart","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. Cone of Cold (Recharges after a

Duergar Soulblade

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

invisible with it.Soulblades are duergar combatants whose mastery of psionics allows them to manifest blades of psychic energy to slice apart their foes. Duergar Duergar are dwarves of the deep

as cold and bare of ornamentation to the point of austerity, duergar see them as honoring the materials used and honest about their purpose.PoisonEnlarge (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). For 1

Scion of Stronmaus

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage plus 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Hailstone", "rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 26

elemental might like few other forces in the multiverse can muster: blades of lightning, boulder-sized hailstones, and a storm of churning elements. Regional Effects The region surrounding a scion

Cradle of the Storm Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

":"Spit Hailstone", "rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 26 Strength saving throw or have the prone condition. Lightning Barrage (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6

from harm it might cause. If the scion is threatened, it unleashes elemental might like few other forces in the multiverse can muster: blades of lightning, boulder-sized hailstones, and a storm of

Moonblade Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

, some blades have faded from the world, their magic lost as family lines have become extinct. Other blades have vanished with their bearers during great quests. Thus, only a few of these weapons remain

type (such as dragon, fiend, or undead) with the moonblade, the target takes an extra 1d6 damage of one of these types: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder. 95–96 You can use a bonus

Gar Shatterkeel (Noncore)

Monsters Locathah Rising

), and doesn’t require Gar to maintain concentration. Gar Shatterkeel and any creatures he designates are immune to this effect. Up to five corpses that Gar can see within 60 feet rise up as drowned blade;drowned blades and attack anyone Gar directs them to on his turn. Cold

Blackiron Blades

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Blackiron Blades Smithy and outfitter This combination shop and smithy stands just north of the main square. Garn the Hammer (lawful good shield dwarf commoner) manufactures the cheapest blades in

Ten-Towns, while his sister Elza (lawful good shield dwarf commoner) sells adventuring supplies—including rations, cold weather gear, ice picks, and snowshoes—to fortune-seekers. Most of the veteran

Lord of Blades' Strike Squad

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Lord of Blades’ Strike Squad While the characters explore Landro, they’re pursued by a warforged named Glaive (see the accompanying stat block). Glaive is a high-ranking commander loyal to the Lord

of Blades. She has orders to find a ruined colossus suitable to transform into an outpost for the blades, and Landro fits this description perfectly. When she becomes aware of the party’s presence in

Super-Secret Basement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

magically charged disks into special slots. Those doors open automatically, remaining open until the disks are removed. The doors cannot be opened by any other means. Replica Modrons A number of

instead has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. It can understand Common but speaks only preprogrammed responses. If the modron has a flying speed, the replica has wings but can’t fly. The modron’s

T6. Guard Tower Rooftop

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

T6. Guard Tower Rooftop Ten-foot-tall, gold-plated statues stand atop the battlements, facing outward. Each one depicts a female human knight holding a lance. The cold wind stirs the snow, under

. The skeletons are the remains of four guards who held this post long ago. Characters who search the remains find tattered bits of cloth, broken longbows and arrows, rusted blades in ruined sheaths

4. Kobolds' Den

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

carelessly strewn around matted heaps of furs, which would undoubtedly smell as bad as they look if not for the cold. The chamber holds 12 kobolds when the characters enter. A few are sleeping but

most are tossing knucklebones, sharpening blades, sewing clothing, carving whalebone, or picking on each other. See “Random Encounters” (above) for guidelines on how the kobolds respond to intruders

4. Kobolds' Den

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

carelessly strewn around matted heaps of furs, which would undoubtedly smell as bad as they look if not for the cold. The chamber holds 12 kobolds when the characters enter. A few are sleeping but

most are tossing knucklebones, sharpening blades, sewing clothing, carving whalebone, or picking on each other. See “Random Encounters” (earlier in the chapter) for guidelines on how the kobolds

Dolindar Tomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

gp to a planar scholar (such as Eldon, who promises to buy the book once returned to Neverwinter) A snow globe containing a miniature replica of the city of Neverwinter, worth 350 gp B5: Puzzle Door

monster called a lonely sorrowsworn On the far side of this room rests a stone coffin. Between the door and the coffin, the floor is studded with a sharp metal blades. A person-shaped figure with

Blue Slaad

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Blue Slaad Almost as numerous as red slaadi, blue slaadi are muscular brutes with vicious blades extending from the backs of their claws. These claws carry a magical curse called chaos phage, which

18 +4 +4 Ability Score Mod Save Int 7 −2 −2 Wis 7 −2 −2 Cha 9 −1 −1 Skills Perception +1 Resistances Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder Senses Darkvision

Marilith

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Marilith Demon of Cruelty and Viciousness Habitat: Planar (Abyss); Treasure: Armaments Mariliths are six-armed, serpentlike demons that wield lethal, Abyss-forged blades. With these cursed weapons

Wis 16 +3 +8 Cha 20 +5 +10 Skills Perception +8 Resistances Cold, Fire, Lightning Immunities Poison; Poisoned Senses Truesight 120 ft.; Passive Perception 18 Languages

Tomb of Amun Sa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

character who touches the painting finds that their hand passes right through it, and they feel cold air on the other side. A character who sticks their head through it finds themself looking out over the

portal high above the desert. Thousands of feet in the sky, the air is thin and cold. Just beneath the portal floats a layer of sparse clouds, and the pyramid is but a tiny speck directly below you. An

Adventure Synopsis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

come to the Stone Tooth in search of a reputed cache of Durgeddin’s superior blades and find the stronghold inhabited by dangerous monsters. The complex consists of the following five sections: The

most dangerous denizen of the caverns under the Stone Tooth lairs in the cold, still waters of the Black Lake. Nightscale, a young black dragon, discovered a passage into the lake through an

Chain Devil (Kyton)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

inanimate chains nearby, which sprout hooks, blades, and spikes to eviscerate enemies. Chain devils act as sadistic jailers and torturers in the infernal realms, relishing pain and living to inflict it on

14 (+2) Saving Throws Con +7, Wis +4, Cha +5 Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silvered Damage Immunities fire, poison Condition

Grim Champion of Desolation

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Resistances cold, necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks Damage Immunities poison Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, frightened, poisoned, stunned

., one target. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6) slashing damage plus 33 (6d10) cold damage, and the champion regains 10 hit points. Hollow Void. The champion summons a hungering rift around a creature it can see within

Moonblade

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

is a moonblade. In ancient times, nearly all elven noble houses claimed one such blade. Over the centuries, some blades have faded from the world, their magic lost as family lines have become extinct

. Other blades have vanished with their bearers during great quests. Thus, only a few of these weapons remain. A moonblade passes down from parent to child. The sword chooses its bearer and remains

Frost Giant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Athletics +9, Perception +3 Damage Immunities cold Senses passive Perception 13 Languages Giant Challenge 8 (3,900 XP) Actions Multiattack. The giant makes two greataxe attacks. Greataxe. Melee

sword blades to wooden hafts to make giant-sized spears. The greatest battle trophies come from conquered dragons, and the greatest frost giant jarls wear armor of dragon scales or wield picks and mauls made of a dragon’s teeth or claws.

Grim Champion of Bloodshed

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

(+5) Saving Throws Str +12, Dex +7, Con +10 Skills Athletics +12, Intimidation +11, Perception +9 Damage Resistances cold, necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks

) piercing damage plus 14 (4d6) fire damage. Blade Storm (Recharge 5–6). The champion conjures a churning storm of spectral blades that fills a 20-foot cube centered on a point it can see within 120

Auril the Frostmaiden

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Auril the Frostmaiden Auril the Frostmaiden is a neutral evil lesser god of cold indifference who embodies winter’s cruelty. (For information on what defines a lesser god, see the “Divine Rank

Auril’s frigid cold transformed her chaotic, unpredictable tides into rigid, motionless sheets of ice. Umberlee brought Talos and Malar into an alliance against Auril, who retreated to the coldest corner

The Remains of Tammeraut

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

bones and debris. As you approach the wreck, the water becomes unnaturally cold, and the schools of fish that swarmed in the waters above are conspicuously absent. Unhallowed Ground The evil energy

the area, it must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw, taking 18 (4d8) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The creature must also make a DC 16 Charisma saving

Event 6: Shemshime

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

. Noteworthy in the scene is the replica of the enormous sculpture hanging from the ceiling above the stacks (see area F1 for a description of the sculpture). Shemshime Medium undead Armor Class 13

Throws Int +5, Wis +4 Skills Perception +4, Stealth +7 Damage Resistances acid, bludgeoning, fire, lightning, piercing, slashing, thunder Damage Immunities cold, necrotic, poison Condition

Traveling to the Castle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Traveling to the Castle Castle Naerytar is not just a stone’s throw down the road. It sits fifteen miles from the work camp — fifteen cold, muddy, difficult miles. It takes the characters two days to

carry the cult’s contraband on their backs along this portion of the trail, and their tracks can be plainly seen where the path crosses wet ground. Much of the path is through mucky, cold, knee-deep

Tour of the Planes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

collapse, only to slowly reassemble over the course of days. 3 Packs of slaadi erupt from inside a local cave networks at random intervals, terrorizing travelers. 4 Any spell that deals acid, cold, fire

ceaselessly howl over floes of thick, blue ice, and frost giants carve great fortresses from glaciated mountains. Unprotected visitors perish quickly, but those who adapt to the cold or protect themselves

Hoplites

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Wolves 6 Defenders of the Grove 7 Bronze Blades 8 The Jackals Akroan Hoplite Akroan hoplites, also called stratians, number among the fiercest soldiers on Theros. They train

(Cantrip). Ranged Spell Attack: +5 to hit, range 60 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d8) cold damage, and the target’s speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of the hoplite’s next turn. Setessan Hoplite

Locations in Bryn Shander

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

foreign traders sell their wares. Tents and covered wagons provide some shelter against the cold wind, but not much. In a few places, campfires with people huddled around them crackle and smoke. One

Order of the Gauntlet. He’s hoping that a few shots of Flamebeard’s Firebrandy will keep a nasty cold at bay while he keeps an eye out for a dwarf named Worvil “the Weevil” Forkbeard, a criminal

Ziggurat Locations, Tier 4

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

burial chambers of King Alendria and Queen Zanobis. The annex contains several obstacles designed to deter tomb robbers and other would-be plunderers. Blade Traps. Three swinging blades are hidden in the

disarm a blade with a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check using thieves’ tools, but failing this check triggers the trap. Creatures can also avoid the blades by not walking under them. The

Dark Duchess Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

from the cold. Mooring ropes and fishing nets hang from hooks along the back wall. Nonperishable goods were stored in this cabin. The crew took a lot of supplies when they abandoned ship, but some

dragon is back, circling above me like a vulture. I reckon she could carry this ship back to Luskan were she of a mind to. To die from starvation, bitter cold, or a dragon? Choices, choices.” Treasure

Scions of Giants' Gods

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

) CON 24 (+7) INT 9 (−1) WIS 16 (+3) CHA 10 (+0) Saving Throws Wis +10, Cha +7 Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks

) INT 15 (+2) WIS 21 (+5) CHA 18 (+4) Saving Throws Wis +12, Cha +11 Skills Perception +12 Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from

Crushing Wave Cultists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

the death if an avenue of retreat is open to them. Reavers carry shields made of giant crab shells, and the blades of their swords are lined with shark’s teeth. Crushing Wave Reaver Medium humanoid

powers of ice and cold. To gain the frigid power of elemental water, the shiver removes one eye and replaces it with a frosty white orb that can blast foes with an icy ray. When the orb isn’t in use, the

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